Democrats' silence on drones is hypocrisy at its worst

Published 1:43 pm, Friday, March 8, 2013

Finally, a Republican with some backbone and character.

Thank you to Rand Paul, for his nearly 13-hour filibuster in the Senate. He along with 13 other Republicans and one Democrat, spoke for nearly 13 hours to block the vote of John Brennan to head the CIA and raise awareness of this administration's use and current position on the use of drones on American soil. Remember, this is a president who has already used drones to kill American citizens abroad. This is also a president who is using recent killing sprees, conducted by unlicensed, mentally disturbed individuals, to push stricter gun control on the American citizens, while being less-than-forthcoming on his use of drones to kill.

In fact, in a letter to Sen. Paul, when pressed on the drone use issue, the president's attorney general stated, "It is possible to imagine an extraordinary circumstance in which it would be necessary and appropriate under the Constitution and applicable laws of the United States for the President to authorize the military use of lethal force within the territory of the United states." No trial, no jury, no innocent until proven guilty, the president decides you are a threat and must die, and he sends the drone in.

Imagine for a moment if this conversation took place 10 years ago, when George Bush were president. Would the Democrats be so silent on this issue? Imagine Nancy Pelosi and her first lieutenant, Rosa DeLauro -- they would be hysterical! And what about the rest of the liberal group we send to D.C. to represent us, Chris Murphy, Richard Blumenthal, John Larson -- they think the NRA and tea party are radicals, but there is silence on drones to kill Americans, on American soil. Curious?

Remember, Mr. Brennan is currently the top counterterrorism adviser in the White House, who called the practice of waterboarding "reprehensible," but has vigorously defended the use of drone strikes.

The concern here is transparency and accountability, shocking since President Obama promised, but has yet to deliver, on being the "most" transparent president ever. What ever happened in Benghazi, where four Americans were killed back on Sept. 11? We still have not been told the details, even now. Again, silence from the left, hypocritical at the least, perhaps criminal at its worst.

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Mr. Brennan's nomination most likely will not be blocked, but we cannot allow the issue of drone use, especially here at home against American citizens, to die. Who is John Galt?